Next Xbox rumoured for E3 2013 reveal

Microsoft's next Xbox console will be announced at E3 this year, according to fresh speculation.

The rumour comes from a timer posted by Microsoft's Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb that is counting down the days, hours, minutes and even milliseconds until E3 2013 - the assumption being that a new console announcement is the only thing that could justify Microsoft promoting E3 so far in advance.

An E3 announcement would be consistent with past rumours about Microsoft's next games console. Last month, it was reported that the next Xbox system is in its beta stage, with development kits starting to send out to game studios.